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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2001 10:56 pm
by Xandax
Originally posted by Quark:
<STRONG>One thing I've always been glad for is the fact that virus makers haven't made any viruses that are bad for hardware yet.
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Flashing the CMOS or flashing the BIOS is plenty of hardware unfriendly for me
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AFAIK it would also be hard to make software "attack" hardware any other way - the only way, I can think of is changing the power-vaultage on the boards where you can do this without moving jumpers.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2001 8:40 am
by Quark
Well, a flashed CMOS or BIOS can be fixed without a hardware replacement.
As for the voltage idea, that's even more scary though. Many BIOS programs allow you to change voltage through software now, and the wrong voltage could fry a cpu, motherboard, and has a lesser chance to fry everything attached to the motherboard (ouch).
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2001 12:07 pm
by Xandax
Originally posted by Quark:
<STRONG>Well, a flashed CMOS or BIOS can be fixed without a hardware replacement.
As for the voltage idea, that's even more scary though. Many BIOS programs allow you to change voltage through software now, and the wrong voltage could fry a cpu, motherboard, and has a lesser chance to fry everything attached to the motherboard (ouch).</STRONG>
A flashed BIOS can(could) fry your computer with ease (that is why manufactors always write that it is on own responcibility if you flash your BIOS
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he he - maybe I should start to write vira and mail them to people sending me vira
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2001 12:53 pm
by Mr Sleep
Originally posted by Xandax:
<STRONG>he he - maybe I should start to write vira and mail them to people sending me vira
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*ahem* not that we ever discuss illegal activities like writing viruses or vandalism
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2001 10:52 pm
by Xandax
Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
<STRONG>*ahem* not that we ever discuss illegal activities like writing viruses or vandalism
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Of course not - I wasn't discussing
BTW a virus in itself is not an illegal activity
, it is when you delibarate mail it to someone to harm them or their computer it is illegal .... Oh that was what I mentioned - whops
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2001 5:40 am
by Mr Sleep
Originally posted by Xandax:
<STRONG>Of course not - I wasn't discussing
BTW a virus in itself is not an illegal activity
, it is when you delibarate mail it to someone to harm them or their computer it is illegal .... Oh that was what I mentioned - whops
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Of course not
LOL